Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18


of this kind certainly does not prove that
a man belongs to the family of Dart, or
any other. Still we might recognize in fam
lilies of men certain resemblance. We GER
tainly can in families of horses. re-
member in Spartansburgh, North Caro-
lima, horse passing me one day that l
thought must be Lambert, and | follow
ed him to the stable to inquire. | found
he was bred in New Hampshire and a
son of Smiths Honest Allen, thus belong
ing to the same family, though to another
branch. Unquestionably horses of the
same family have often, and perhaps
generally, strong resemblance to each
other, but exactly in what this resem-
blance consists or when or where it APP
pears, we know not. Does Mr.. Thomp-
son?
Mr. Thompson says: "The very
strong resemblance of Ethan Allen to
Flying Morgan was proof to Mr. Adams
that his horse was the sire of Ethan AL
lem" Then we pity Mr.. Adams and Mr..
Thompson, too. And the conclusion of
this remarkable paragraph is scarcely
silier than its start. We give it COM
plete.
''This is proof to Mr.. Adams that his
horse was the sire of Ethan Allen. lie
finds Messrs. Roe & IIolcomb' challenge
in the Spirit of the Times, dated Sept. l3,
1862, to the owner of the Rose of Wash
ington, in which they say, Their stallion
by Vermont Black Hawk, three years old
last July Mr.. Adams and every honest
man who had never dealt with
rogues or liars would understand by this
statement that Ethan was foaled in July,
but those that made it would get out of
it by saying he was three years old in
July, and some two weeks older. as he
was foaled about July Is. Such tricliery
and deception are not better than lying.
Ethan Allen was foaled in July he was
sired the August before, and he states
that DR.. Russell's visit to Tconderoga
was in August without verifying it. If
the owners of Ethan Allen had said their
horse was three in June, then he would
have said DR.. Russell's visit was in July,
us it was the fore part of July that DR..
Russell made the visit to Ticonderoga."
We have given these remarkable lines
as Mr.. Thompson wrote them. lie seems
to be entirely impervious to the part that
he says Mr.. Adams took. What right
had Mr.. Adams to state that DR.. Russell
went to TicOnderoga in August if he did
not know it? Poor Mr.. Thompson. We
have contempt for him. And still he
is altogether the most honest man, and
so far as we know the only honest man,
or partially honest one. that has had any
thing to do with the statements in regard
to this matter.
Mr.. Thompson continues: 1--WE still
say that Sherman Morgan never sired a
colt that trotted Il mile in three minutes.
We do not know that anybody ever said
he did. We do know that Mr.. Thomp-
son does not know that he did not.
Mr.. Thompson continues: "Mr. Lins-
ley was living in the town of Middle
bury, Vermont, at the time he wrote his
book, in the same village with Dr. Rus
sell, and he learned all the particulars of
DR.. Russell as to his owning Flying
Morgan and going with him to Ticonder-
oga. Mr.. Linsley admits that Flying
Morgan was kept over night at Ticonder-
oga the summer of 1913. lie states. too
that Ethan Allen was foaled in June
1919. If DIR. Russell had told him his
visit to Ticonderoga was in August, Mr.
Linsley would have stated it. as it would
have shown that Flying Morgan could
not have been the sire of Ethan Allen
These facts Mr.. Linsley had to admit
though being, as the saying is, at the
time Black Hawk man, owning two
Black Hawk stations, his feelings and
prejudices were for haying Ethan Allen
by Black Hawk"
How does Mr. Thompson know thai
Mr.. Linsley learned all the particulars
etc? We should like his evidence. Die
Mr.. Linsley, or any reliable party thai
had heard Mr.. Linsley say so, tell him
If not, he does not know it. If he think,
he does, we pity him again. How does
he know that Mr.. Linsley would hav,
stated it if DR.. Russell had told him hi,
visit was in August: We do not know
that Mr.. Lmsley admitted that Flying
Morgan was at Ticonderoga. He did no
deny it, The trouble with Mr. Linsley
is that he was not very thorough. A
the time he published his book he wa,
quite young man. and though he ha,
since become quite wealthy. he had thel
but little means. lie published very
creditable book; but we are sorry h,
could not have been far more thorough
III his reseaSches. a tenth part of. IN,
work that has since been put upon tn,
dam of Ethan Allen would probably thel
have got her full pedigree But the fac